A Future-Proof Journal for the Low Countries

By Audrey Vandeleene

ÉDITION
Radboud University Press

COLLECTION

Politics of the Low Countries

Abstract

The year 2025 marks a watershed moment for Politics of the Low Countries (PLC). From 1 January 2025, PLC transitioned from Boom/Eleven Publishers to Radboud University Press (RUP) as a diamond open access (DOA) journal, making all articles free to publish and free to read. This editorial outlines the rationale behind PLC's decision to adopt a DOA publishing model, examines the implications of this transition for the journal's financial structure and editorial workflow, and demonstrates how researchers in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg will benefit from this change.

Mis à jour le 5 mars 2026